GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |